Mobile

China Mobile Makes Big Bet on 4G Wall Street Journal BEIJING—China Mobile Ltd. is plowing almost $7 billion this year into building its new fourth-generation network, as the world's largest telecommunications carrier strives to retain its supremacy atop China's telecom market. The move disclosed ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

P. Schoenfeld Slams MetroPCS/T-Mobile Deal; 'Grossly Unfair' to Holders Fox Business P. Schoenfeld Asset Management LP has called MetroPCS Communications Inc.'s (PCS) proposed merger with T-Mobile USA "irresponsibly and inefficiently structured" and "grossly unfair" to shareholders, the latest criticism of the deal from the hedge fund. See all stories on this topic »

Native Advertising Strategies For Mobile Devices Forbes I'm also convinced that there is perhaps no medium that showcases native advertising's potential better than mobile. In an environment where users are especially turned off by intrusive ads and publishers are struggling to monetize, native has the ... See all stories on this topic »

China Mobile Capex Jumps 49% on Fourth-Generation Network Build Out Fox Business China Mobile Ltd. (0941.HK) said Thursday its capex budget would rise 49% to 190.2 billion yuan ($30.9 billion) in part to build its fourth generation mobile network. China Mobile said it expected to introduce a commercial network for 4G this year and ... See all stories on this topic »

China Mobile 2012 profit rises just 2.7 percent Huffington Post China Mobile, one of three state-owned Chinese phone companies, is facing fierce competition as well as costly technology upgrades to support smartphones, tablet computers and other devices. China Mobile said it was stepping up a strategic ... See all stories on this topic »

Next in Mobile Banking: Photo Bill Payments New York Times (blog) U.S. Bank this week introduced a mobile “photo bill pay” service, which allows its online and mobile banking customers to snap a photo of a paper bill with their phone and have the information automatically loaded into their account. Then, they can pay ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

How A Mobile Ad Turns Into A Paying Customer Business Insider Now we work on-the-go, and mobile phones and tablets are replacing our computers. The numbers don't lie — Gartner predicts that worldwide mobile connections will grow to 7.6 billion in 2016. By 2013 mobile advertising revenue will reach $11.4 billion, ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile Apps Put Users' Privacy at Risk, EU Regulators Say Bloomberg Everyone involved in developing mobile software programs “has a set of important responsibilities to create a safe, secure and data-protection-compliant app environment,” said the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, the umbrella group for ... See all stories on this topic »

Anthony Clark Is Calling From My Virgin Mobile Phone. I Am Not. The Consumerist Who is Anthony Clark? Steve doesn't know him, but for some reason, that's what the Caller ID on his mobile phone says when he places calls. His clients don't know who Anthony is, so they won't pick up the phone when his name on Caller ID. Virgin Mobile... See all stories on this topic » The Consumerist